Incoming students will get to know their new home virtually
Rachel Greenland, Reporter
April 25, 2020
A Union Academy Charter School senior has looked forward to stepping on campus as a Mountaineer since she was a child, but she will have to wait a little bit longer before making Boone her home. Elle Brislin, along with all other new students, will attend summer orientation online. Nikki Crees, e...
Gov. Roy Cooper: schools closed for remainder of year
Gianna Holiday, Associate News Editor
April 24, 2020
Gov. Roy Cooper announced in a press conference Friday that North Carolina’s K-12 schools will continue online education for the remainder of the school year. Schools have been closed since his March 14 executive order. "We don't make this decision lightly but it's important to protect the health and s...
NC coastal town borders COVID-19 on all sides, still no cases
Emily Broyles, News Editor
April 24, 2020
CAMDEN, N.C. – A small town roughly an hour north of the Outer Banks has one Dollar General, a few restaurants and countless fields. It also happens to be one out of seven counties in North Carolina that has no laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19. Amy Underhill, healthy communities coordinat...
The Peel raises funds after print budget cut due to COVID-19
Tucker Wulff, Associate A&C Editor
April 24, 2020
Budget cuts and stay-at-home orders are forcing members of App State’s student-run literature and arts review to rethink spring semester goals as the academic year comes to a close. The Peel publishes student art online in the fall and spring semesters and a print edition at the close of ...
Confusion reigns as SGA Senate elections postponed
Moss Brennan, Political Editor
April 23, 2020
At a glance: In a move reserved for the Senate, Director of Elections Brigitte Kelly canceled Senate elections on March 26. The SGA Senate voted on April 16 to hold Senate elections from April 23-27. Student body presidential elections were still held because the president-elect Michael Davis...
Gov. Roy Cooper extends stay-at-home order, announces phased reopening of state
Jackie Park, Editor-in-Chief
April 23, 2020
Gov. Roy Cooper announced in a press conference Thursday that North Carolina's stay-at-home order is extended through May 8. "I will not risk the health of our people or our hospitals, and easing these restrictions now would do that," Cooper said. Cooper said North Carolina is on the right track...
Making masks for a difference: sewing machine inspires student to give back
Tucker Wulff, Associate A&C Editor
April 23, 2020
After losing two jobs because of COVID-19, an App State student is balancing school, taking care of her family and making approximately 170 face masks per week to deliver for free. Michaela Blanchard, a senior commercial photography major, said she found her sewing machine while moving out of her Boone...
A hobby turned profitable: UNC college student expands handmade jewelry business
Camryn Collier, A&C Reporter
April 23, 2020
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — What started as a hobby on Instagram one summer, AnnaBanana Jewelry has become a functioning e-commerce shop selling earrings, necklaces, bracelets, scrunchies and more for a largely collegiate clientele. Created by Anna Jordan, a rising junior at UNC-Chapel Hill, the shop features ...
Michael Davis voted 2020-21 student body president
Moss Brennan, Political Editor
April 20, 2020
Current student body vice president Michael Davis is the next App State student body president after defeating Caleb Hudson in a runoff election. "First, I would like to congratulate Caleb and Michael on running a strong campaign, and express my gratitude to the Mullins.Martin campaign for their support...
Update: SGA Senate elections on hold
Moss Brennan, Political Editor
April 19, 2020
Update April 21: The SGA senate elections are on hold after a senator who spearheaded the vote for the elections dates met with advisers. The story was also updated to include information that J.J. Brown has not sent a memo regarding campus wide elections. “In an April 20 meeting with the SGA advisers,...
“I cried the day we shut the doors:” local fashion retailers hope to recover facing uncertainty
Christina Beals, Reporter
April 18, 2020
Though vacant and dark after temporarily closing March 24, Boone Mall was dimly lit by a storefront that displayed its fashion lines for the upcoming prom season that never happened. Open since 1983, South’s Clothiers is a local specialty store that carries prom dresses, wedding gowns and rental tu...
App State alumna and childcare center owner keeps kids in the High Country busy with “learning kits”
Abi Pepin, Senior Political Correspondant
April 18, 2020
Many families throughout the country are adjusting to the change of their children being out of school. Families in Watauga County and the surrounding area now have the opportunity to bring their learning activities to their preschoolers while at home. Cassidy Hogan, an App State alumna and owner...
App State football adds home non-conference matchup with Charlotte Sept. 12
August 12, 2020
Caleb’s Concepts: The Economic benefits to postponing fall sports
August 12, 2020
Opinion: Wearing face masks has become a political stance
August 12, 2020
Move-in day, masked: the start to App State students’ weeklong return to campus
August 11, 2020
High Country residents feel earthquake
August 11, 2020
App State football media day: Mountaineers preparing to take whatever they can get in 2020
August 7, 2020